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Michael Jackson choreographer and dancers dance with Cebu inmates in YouTube video

Published: Jan 26, 2010 - 10:52am

The YouTube-famous dancing inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center got a once in a lifetime chance to train under Michael Jackson's choreographer Travis Payne. For two days, Payne taught the inmates the steps to "The Drill," the last choreography he and Jackson did for the "This Is It" concert before Jackson's untimely demise in June 2009, reports Sun.Star Cebu.

"This Is It" dancers Daniel Celebre and Dres Reid joined Payne in the dance number, according to the YouTube video uploaded by Sony Pictures DVD.

Cebu is one of the stops of the group's peace tour because of the "fame that has come to the inmates dancing to [Jackson's] music," Payne, Jackson's associate director for 18 years, said. "It's just a blessing to continue to share his messages for love and peace and to feel the love of all the Filipino people."

To be featured exclusively on CNN, the peace tour is in conjunction with the worldwide release of This Is It on Blue-ray and DVD on January 26.


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The inmates are also reportedly featured in the coffee book Official Michael Jackson Opus, reports PhilStar.com. The book supposedly includes four pictures of the inmates dancing "Thriller," their tribute to the late King of Pop that was uploaded to YouTube shortly after Jackson's death. "Michael's fans are as diverse as the population of Earth, from Israeli teenagers to Filipino prison inmates to American soccer mums," the book states.

Read the inside scoop on the Cebu inmates' international Michael Jackson video.

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  • Ogiemp Feb 24 2010 @ 08:22pm Report Abuse
    Galing galing nila iba talaga ang pinoy mabuhay tayo!
  • Butch Feb 03 2010 @ 10:19pm Report Abuse
    AWESOME! THEY MAKE THE FILIPINO PROUD. Could the President commute their sentence for exceptional performance or merit?
  • igeramos Jan 30 2010 @ 12:16am Report Abuse
    I just hate the fact that Sony Music will make so much money and not the talented Filipino dancing prisoners when they release the DVD to the market. Case in point. If you listen to the lyrics closely, MJ was chanting "All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us." Or do they? I rest my case. I'm sure, the pirated DVD will be available soon in Quiapo. Revenge is sweet. Hey, no clear thinking Pinoy would spring a thousand bucks (pesos, I mean) for an original DVD? Right? Aminin?
  • igeramos Jan 30 2010 @ 12:02am Report Abuse
    Nakaka-aliw. But I prefer the raw, earlier versions like the Radio Gaga and Thriller bits. Sana pinakawalan sila during the Sinulog Festival para merong tension in case "pumuga" ang mga bilanggo. The peace sign at the end was a bit over the top and it reminded me of the British Airways commercial aired years ago. Well, it seems they wanted to reach out and send a political statement (as in we're anti-nuclear arms). The choreography was sleek and mannered. But with the new T-shirts and trainers, the prisoners can't really complain? Can they? At the end of the day, who do you think would really benefit from this exercise? The prisoners? The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology? The people of Cebu and the entire country? Is this another feather in the cap for the imported choreographer(s), (since the "This is it" tour was prematurely canceled for obvious reasons)? The Philippine tourism industry? YouTube? Tell me? Did they (the prisoners) got paid for their efforts? Or is this another exploitative presentation that reeks of another "user friendly" scheme as planned by its organizers. Well, after all, it was cute, fun, funny and touching experience (touching, as in naawa ako sa mga mamang preso). After that what then? What is the real purpose of this spectacle? Five words: Use me in a sentence.
  • dondon Jan 29 2010 @ 01:45pm Report Abuse
    ang galing talga ng pinoy khit san mu dlhin ano ang ipgwa
    kya p rin ntin,PINOY EH!ANG ang ganda ng video nkakatuwa clng laht!
  • delfin Jan 29 2010 @ 05:29am Report Abuse
    maganda ang pagkakagawa at nakakatayo ng balahibo,naibigay ng mga inmates ang mahusay nilang pagsasayaw
  • hisha dayawon Jan 27 2010 @ 05:41pm Report Abuse
    you guyz rock!!!! because of that im PROUD to be PILIPINO!!!!
  • b chavas Jan 27 2010 @ 03:55pm Report Abuse
    ang galing talaga ng pinoy!
  • Dahlia Dioses-Yuson Jan 27 2010 @ 03:35pm Report Abuse
    Amazing!!!!
  • marlydahl Jan 27 2010 @ 03:25pm Report Abuse
    amazing!!!
  • michelle Jan 27 2010 @ 02:28pm Report Abuse
    > galing ng dance number nila.... congrats a mga dancers nyo....
  • Mary M. Jan 27 2010 @ 11:28am Report Abuse
    WOW!! NICE VIDEO NAKAKAALIW... :)
  • cookie Jan 27 2010 @ 10:45am Report Abuse
    wow grabe highest level n performance nyo guys, keep it up, all the filipino people we proud you for your unity, being a great dancer!
  • SANDY Jan 27 2010 @ 09:13am Report Abuse
    GANDA TALAGA! AT LEAST ALL INMATES ARE VERY PROUD OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING. . . KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK WARDEN WERE PROUD TO BE PINOY!
  • Thelma S.Paclar Jan 27 2010 @ 05:07am Report Abuse
    It's so amazing!!! guys.I love it! the way you executed the dance steps for sure it will inspires to all inmates out there!!! HURRAHH!!!!!! to EVERYONE.
  • analynlanit@yahoo.com Jan 26 2010 @ 10:26pm Report Abuse
    its VERY NICE.MJ will surely smile at place where she belong now
  • gen Jan 26 2010 @ 09:52pm Report Abuse
    excellent video. nice to watch. MJ will love this video.
  • jezebelinhell Jan 26 2010 @ 08:54pm Report Abuse
    grabe naman. lighten up guys!

    parati na lang negative muna nakikita instead of positive.

    ang laking improvement ng performance na ito from the previous video they made.

    saka i think that its a good moral booster for the inmates para magsikap na magbagong buhay.

    and for someone like travis payne to take the time from his life to do this for inmates is really something. tayo ba, ano ba nagawa natin para sa kapwa natin lately? not to mention yun mga mas nangangailangan ng attention at supporta.
  • uberVU - social comments Jan 26 2010 @ 03:55pm Report Abuse
    Social comments and analytics for this post...

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  • Paula Abdul Jan 26 2010 @ 02:41pm Report Abuse
    I support local talents but this video presentation with the Sex Bomb girls should be burned right away. It is third-world trash at its lowest form.
  • gecko Jan 26 2010 @ 02:38pm Report Abuse
    I will veer away from breaking the law if I'm in Cebu.
  • Chai Jan 26 2010 @ 02:29pm Report Abuse
    DANCING INMATES! ONLY IN THE PHILIPPINES GUYS!
  • Queer Eye Jan 26 2010 @ 02:21pm Report Abuse
    See the difference with world-class choreography and style? First-world make-over at its finest.

    Bravo!
  • Gwen Garci Jan 26 2010 @ 01:04pm Report Abuse
    Maybe thousands will start lining up now to land in jail so they can join these dancing inmates! Is it a good thing for Pinoys to be proud that even our inmates can dance? Hmmmm...
  • MJ Jan 26 2010 @ 12:31pm Report Abuse
    Aliw panoorin. Sino kaya nagbayad? Parang pati shoes nilang lahat bago.
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